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- Wed Jan 18, 2006 6:17 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Award for Smokeless (the first)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3823
As an aside, I was in a 'private club' two weeks ago, and there was of course smoking which is the whole point of 'membership.' I'm glad smokers can support these 'private' bars but after years away from smokey public places (and the occasional cigarette) you know what, I realized some things. One: ...
- Wed Jan 18, 2006 5:51 pm
- Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
- Topic: Okocim Porter
- Replies: 34
- Views: 15236
THE UNBEARABLE RELATIVITY OF FRESHNESS
In Bavaria 'fresh' lager is pretty much 'just made', by some standards. They don't really like even shipping beer overland, as shown by their dedication to small local brewers they can often walk to. The lively, delicate freshness of Bavarian lager vom Faß is only approached here by exceptional, fre...
- Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:48 am
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Imperial Russian Stout
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7042
...in the oft-enormous wooden tanks in which the beer was aged. (... a vat at the Horse Show Brewery famously ruptured, with the resulting tidal wave of porter destroying the brewery and killing eight people!)... THIS is how I want to go, body-surfing in a tidal wave of excellent beer. Wooooeeeee!!...
- Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:12 am
- Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
- Topic: Okocim Porter
- Replies: 34
- Views: 15236
I don't buy most of the import lagers currently available (except Pilsener Urquel, Zelta and one or two others). I am saying let's bring in more carefully selected ones and fewer mediocre ones. Sadly, I would not imagine LC's motivation with fair to poor lagers is 'carefully selected' quality, but ...
- Tue Jan 17, 2006 7:05 am
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Victory Storm King
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5126
- Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:55 am
- Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
- Topic: Okocim Porter
- Replies: 34
- Views: 15236
- Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:33 am
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Victory Storm King
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5126
There are still piles of DFH Chicory Stout lying around in some areas... a decent product, so I wonder if the slow sales are a real bad sign. Let's see how the IPA does, something more 'regular.' I have yet to try a Victory product, was never even aware they existed as LCBO offerings. Yes, the pauci...
- Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:18 am
- Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
- Topic: Okocim Porter
- Replies: 34
- Views: 15236
- Fri Jan 13, 2006 9:21 am
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Okocim Porter @ LCBO
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11357
A good question is, with the Porter still in the system - will it keep for a number of years if it has been kept dark and cool? It seems like a densely structured beer by the taste of it, so what if those interested were to simply stock up for the time being? If it were a favorite of mine I'd seek u...
- Wed Jan 11, 2006 1:56 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Caledonian 80-/ in 500ml cans @ LCBO
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2357
I haven't had (McEwan's) though in many years, grandaddy of imports really since I recall seeing it at the SAQ in Quebec even in the mid-1970's. Does anyone here buy it? Gary You can usually find it in the LCBO 'singles basket' to try one or two, it seems the cases always fall apart. Good but nothi...
- Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:38 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Okocim Porter @ LCBO
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11357
- Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:32 am
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: LCBO De-Lists WW beers on website
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2458
You may be right, Greg, but what the heck I just contacted them to politely ask about restoring all the products to the site! After all, some items didn't get here till a month ago, Orval has it even been two weeks? They should know in any case (no pun) so we'll see. Brampton seemed to have lots of ...
- Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:59 am
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: LCBO De-Lists WW beers on website
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2458
LCBO De-Lists WW beers on website
It appears the Winter Warmer's release (barely around a month or less, for some items) has already been turfed from the searchable web site. There are stacks of cases in a few stores, but no way of finding them now! Anyone needing Rochefort 8 or Orval, etc. may find some at the new Kennedy Commons o...
- Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:03 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: So long "Mental Bob"
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7801
- Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:23 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Winter Warmers release
- Replies: 81
- Views: 27446